Summary
Join Convergent Energy and Power as the Director, Land Development, a fully remote role (or hybrid in NYC), to spearhead the development of energy storage and solar-plus-storage projects. You will manage all aspects of project land development, from site control and permitting to community relations. This people management role involves overseeing 1-3 individual contributors, ensuring timely project completion. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage vendors, and lead permitting processes. The position requires strong project management skills, experience in land development and permitting, and alignment with Convergent's mission and values. A competitive salary and robust benefits package are offered.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other relevant field
- Minimum 7 years of related experience in commercial land development, engineering, construction, or related field
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in solar, wind or BESS with specific experience in project management, and environmental and land use permitting experience
- Proven project management skills including cross-functional team management, due diligence, entitlements, budgeting and scheduling
- Ability to identify and assist in address operational inefficiencies
- Experience resolving complex issues within established guidelines
- Demonstrated ability to achieve objectives and financial targets
- Skillset to make critical decisions autonomously while being responsible for managing a large portfolio of projects in various stages of development
- Team player with strong initiative
- Demonstrated ability to manage and mentor 1–3 direct reports
- Experience setting priorities and providing technical guidance to a team
- Alignment with Convergent’s mission and values: Continuous Improvement, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Ethical Governance, Safety, Sustainability, Collaboration, Ownership, Resilience, and a strong interest in the Clean Energy Transition
- 25% travel expected to progress project entitlements, including pre-application, municipal, pre-construction meetings, team events and company-wide meetings
Responsibilities
- Manage all aspects of the project land development process and drive projects to their successful completion
- Lead projects through critical stages, including feasibility scoping, due diligence, preliminary design, permitting, PILOT/local tax negotiations, budget and schedule development, and subcontractor/vendor agreement execution
- Maintain strong networks with energy industry representatives and key stakeholders in project development
- Evaluate, select, and manage consultants and service providers including title insurance, due diligence and permitting consultants, surveyors, etc
- Lead permitting processes, manage all required permitting activities with internal and external resources
- Direct resources on the next steps required to drive projects through due diligence, development, and permitting
- Conduct regular one-on-one meetings with direct report(s) and follow Convergent’s performance review cycle, setting clear goals, evaluating outcomes, and addressing performance issues promptly and effectively
- Work with People Operations to handle personnel matters with professionalism, including onboarding, growth, training, hiring, resolving conflicts and making informed recommendations on corrective actions, and staff transitions when necessary
- Foster a positive team culture that embodies Convergent’s values
- Assist with C&I, M&A, and greenfield development pipelines by providing input to RFPs and share knowledge to facilitate project execution
- Collaborate with the legal department on any entitlement, lease, or permitting issues as they arise
- Work collaboratively with interconnection, engineering, and pre-construction teams to coordinate development activities and decisions, communicate progress and efficiently handoff entitled properties
- Communicate with leadership on project progress and challenges
- Prepare reports and documentation as needed for internal stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Bluebeam, Procore, and/or Smartsheet
- Degree in engineering, environmental science, or real estate
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Vacation, Sick, and Volunteer days
- 401K with an employer safe harbor match
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